[i]“Oh? That so? Yeah, I get that quite a lot. Stick with me kid, and I can teach you all sorts of badass things. Like how to shut up idiots. That’s really a life-learned skill, you know?”[/i]

Karina nodded, "Mm-hmm! I wanna do that, too!" she hesitated for a moment, and then frowned, "But mommy and daddy always said not to call people idiots...?" the girl looked up at Chiyo, confused. She had been raised not to insult people - and not to tell people to 'shut up' - because her parents had always said that only [i]mean[/i] people did that. But Chiyo wasn't mean! She was a lot nicer (and less scary-looking) than the other people, Karina thought.

[i]"Any questions so far Pierogi? What about you Midget?”[/i]

"Um... no, I don't think so."

[i]"For the record, I don't like Pierogi. It's a foul human creation. I am getting some fresh air. It is getting stuffy in this shack. And... decide where your loyalty lies."[/i]

Waiting until Krov had left the shack, Karina turned to the older girl, "[i]I[/i] like Pierogi! They're really tasty. And what did he mean by my loyalty? Oh, I remember I watched a movie once, and one of the really cool characters said that too. 'Decide where your loyalty lies', I mean."